FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-15-15.3000N / 097-34-49.8000W
33-15.255000N / 097-34.830000W
33.2542500 / -97.5805000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1047 ft. / 319.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of DECATUR, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 76234 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | LUD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-DUSK, ALL SUN 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (940-627-2365) |
| REGIONAL APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| REGIONAL DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at XBP (13 nm W): | 119.225 (940-683-8027) |
| WX ASOS at DTO (19 nm E): | 119.325 (817-383-8457) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UKWr138/20.8 | | BOWIE VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 06E |
| FUZr311/29.8 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| TTTr304/35.7 | | MAVERICK VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 06E |
| MQPr025/38.0 | | MILLSAP VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 17.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-15.597737N | | 33-14.911167N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.883468W | | 097-34.775153W |
| Elevation: | 1041.2 ft. | | 1036.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 172 true | | 343 magnetic, 352 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 22 ft. pline, marked, 1078 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DECATUR
PO BOX 1299
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-627-2741 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL SAYERS
351 AIRPORT ROAD
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-627-2855 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GND DROPS SHARPLY 160 FT NORTH OF RY 17 THLD. |
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON WKENDS APR-OCT. GLIDER TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF ARPT. RIGHT TFC PAT FOR ALL POWERED ACFT ON RY 35. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KXBP - Bridgeport Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KDTO - Denton Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KAFW - Fort Worth Alliance Airport (21 nm SE)
0F2 - Bowie Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KFTW - Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (28 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 09:43:28 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 22-Nov-2009 03:43:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
220906Z AUTO 16004KT 5SM BR CLR 10/09 A2996 RMK AO2 T01010087
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KXBP
13nm W | 220905Z AUTO 14003KT 1 3/4SM BR VV007 08/08 A2997 RMK AO2 T00830075
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KDTO
19nm E | 220916Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN001 OVC015 05/05 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 220520Z 2206/2306 00000KT P6SM SKC FM220700 00000KT 5SM BR FEW300 FM220900 00000KT 3SM BR FEW300 TEMPO 2211/2214 1SM BR VV002 FM221500 14005KT 5SM BR FEW012 SCT300 FM221700 15007KT P6SM FEW030 SCT300
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| NOTAMs |
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